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EmbraceMe
Posts: 2014 Location: Growing old and jaded. |
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@DuskyPredator
Some things in regards to KoreZom, I don't think they referred to themselves as Magical Girls (mahou shoujo). Instead the term was "masou shoujo" and the English equivalent translation of it, from the fansubs I've seen, was Magiclad Girl. So, yes, he's not a magical girl in many senses since he just, err, wears their garments. @maxlance I don't know of any Japanese equivalence for the terms you're looking for but the term I've seen used in papers and such is "gender swapping*" so hopefully that will aid you in finding a Japanese equivalence of the term. *This terms refers to playing as the opposite gender in games. |
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Chiibi
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Oh, you're just splitting hairs here. Ayumu *is* a magical girl in every sense of the term. He's got a bloody HENSHIN SEQUENCE. |
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maxlance
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Greetings all and thanks for the feedback!
Can those in the lingo know straighten me out on phase usage? Google Translate is almost useless in providing me what "trap" (as in crossdresser) is In Japanese, never mind the full term "Magical Trap", or "Virtual Woman Man" like a guy's fem-VR avatar in LH, unless they have to be made up which ought be fun. Maybe some another language might be plastic enough to possess such terms! My listing does distinguish between true biologically changed guys into real magical girls (like Twintails) and those becoming "magical traps." I am also coming around to accepting fully mind swapped magical girl dudes as the real deal (say a brother mind-swaps his sis's to kindle her magical bod) if the situation calls it, along with multiple personality magical girl traps as being legit as well. Another category I might consider splitting off are "techno-magical magical traps" as in Twintails, as opposed pure magic magical traps as La Purcell in Magical Girl Raising. Supposedly there's a Sailor Moon magical girl guy in the works but have to dig that out. Thanks for your input! |
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Errinundra
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Posts: 6529 Location: Melbourne, Oz |
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I know you don't mean any harm, but I'd like you to read this commentary from Jacob Chapman, ANN's associate editor.
Hey, I used the term on numerous occasions before reading that post. I've since stopped. |
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DuskyPredator
Posts: 15480 Location: Brisbane, Australia |
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Yeah, it is not really supposed to be used on this site. At first I felt shocked when told it was offensive, especially since I tend to be a fan of such characters and never meant it negatively, but the word kind of implies a negative element. Calling them feminine boy can be more politically correct.
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maxlance
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Whoa!
Hold the phone! Maybe I missed out on something but it seems everyone and their brother out there is using the term "trap" simply because out of common usage and not any meaningful insult. I heard it at anime expos and comicons and in anime mags and this is the 1st time I heard that this term was anything but lighthearted. This PC is of vehement concern to me because a local school near me couldn't hold or display any Halloween tokens or anything last year just because ONE Scrooge bit***ed about it and they're already after Thanksgiving. If it's ANN's new policy, then I'll respectfully live and let live with the rules here, though I'm sorry I can't global search and replace all the trap terms already in this topic to something more sensitive, but till all the parties I mentioned also toe the line with this revamped PC terminology, anyone who wants to can also follow this topic in parallel and unfiltered in Reddit under the same topic or just PM me. Thanks those who've helped make this topic and project a welcome effort. Max |
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